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Aug- 2019 -22 August
NAACP Observes 400th Anniversary of Slave Trade in Journey from Jamestown to Jamestown
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The two-week-long observance included a Monday, August 19, visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture which was followed by a trip to Ghana, West…
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22 August
Rally Scheduled in New York to Rename Street After Obama
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We request the New York City Mayor and City Council do the same by renaming a block of Fifth Avenue after the former president whose many accomplishments…
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22 August
Black businesse$, Black consumer$: A necessary alliance
NNPA NEWSWIRE — There are approximately 2.6 million Black-owned businesses in the United States. The number of Black or African American-owned firms grew 34.5 percent between 2007 and 2012— from…
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22 August
‘Weeping Time’ Author, Historian Anne C. Bailey Discusses Slave Auctions and her Involvement in NY Times’ 1619 Project
NNPA NEWSWIRE — An auction took place on March 2 and 3, 1859, at the Ten Broeck Racetrack, where slaves were housed in the stables. The auction resulted in the…
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22 August
L.A. County Woman Receives Governor’s Pardon
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Gov. Gavin Newsom has granted pardons to seven people, including Susan H. Burton, a former inmate from East L.A. who now helps other women transition from…
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22 August
NABJ returns with record registration over 4,000
SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES — What a difference 32 years make. Ronald Reagan was president when the National Association of Black Journalists last held its annual convention in South Florida. That…
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21 August
PRESS ROOM: Community Bank Launches Innovative Friends & Family Fund to Support Entrepreneurs of Color
CHICAGO DEFENDER — There is no shortage of great business ideas among communities of color but what they have historically lacked is the access to seed capital to launch their…
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21 August
FAMU professor to study disparities in medical marijuana
FLORIDA COURIER — Florida A&M University (FAMU) College of Law Professor Jeffrey Brown has been awarded a $7,500 grant to study the regulatory and economic impacts that the legalization of medical…
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21 August
Prosecution of minor marijuana cases ends
SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES — The number of states that have approved legalizing marijuana increases each year. Florida has taken another step in that direction. Prosecutors in Florida’s largest county say…
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21 August
OP-ED: A Fool’s Folly
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Perhaps the president and those who help him to shape his immigration policy might consult with people such as the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, who…
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